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Milwaukee is home to the world's tallest timber hybrid building. Here's why developers see it as a model for the future.
Building costs are comparable to more traditional structures, but developers say building with wood has advantages over steel ...
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Wooden cities may return as scientists forge steel-strong, rot-proof timber
A research team from Kyoto University is now poised to change the maintenance paradigm for wooden structures with a ...
Early detection of wood coating deterioration to better maintain wooden structures
From the Japanese cypress to the ponderosa pine, wood has been used in construction for millennia. Though materials like steel and concrete have largely taken over large building construction, wood is ...
Giving old wood new life: This business turns reclaimed material into timeless treasures
Real Antique Wood in New Jersey is a salvage company and mill shop that takes materials from otherwise unwanted structures ...
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Archaeologists Unearth A 7,275-Year-Old Well That Might Be Earth’s Oldest Wooden Structure
"We believe it was used by settlers during what we call the Neolithic Revolution, during a transition from a lifestyle of ...
A 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Split the Ground—And Brought an Ancient Structure to the Surface
An earthquake in central Myanmar just unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace,” experts say.
Waterbury's oldest commercial building demolished: 'I took an icon down,' developer says
The former Miller & Peck building in the heart of downtown Waterbury has been torn down to make way for a five-story ...